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Binc has raised more than $1 million for Book and Comic Sellers

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Thanks to Humble Bundle and 17 publishers, more than $1 million has been donated to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation in less than six years to support the people who own and work at book and comic stores across the country. One million dollars translates to nearly 500 emergency financial assistance grants to stabilize households, independent stores and the communities they reside in. 

Humble Bundle’s mission is to support charity while providing awesome content to customers at great prices. Humble Bundles are limited-time collections of games, ebooks, software, and more. Consumers pay what they want and choose where their money goes. More than 47 million bundles have been sold since 2010 raising more than $240MM for charities all over the world. 

Abrams, Adams Media, AdventureKEEN, BOOM! Studios, Chronicle Books, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Kodansha, Mango Media, Morgan & Claypool, No Starch Press, Skybound Entertainment, Skyhorse, Sourcebooks, Springer, Stone Bridge Press, and Wiley all participated in the Humble Bundle. In 2018 Chronicle Books was the first publisher to designate the Binc Foundation as their charity of choice for a Humble Book Bundle. The proceeds from sales of their first two ebook bundles resulted in a donation of $72,941 to Binc.

Review: I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You

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vIn your life, you get to meet many people from many walks of life. Ever, so often, you may find people you may even like. Even rarer than both of those situations, is that you find someone you connect to. I know most people usually get love and connection tangled with each other, but they really are different.

The people you fall in love with, regardless of your sexual orientation, usually you lust is somewhere in the mix. When it comes to connection, it becomes a little harder to discern, especially if you are attracted to them. This is where I believe most human beings miss some of their strongest connections, not trusting their instincts in most cases. Yumi Sakugawa’s I Think I am In Friend-Love With You talks abut those connections where lust is nowhere to be found.

In the opening pages, Sakugawa explains exhaustively that, this love is purely platonic, and is only to be measured in how awesome she thinks of her friend. She gets into the coordination of texting and Facebook messaging your friend, just hang out, and in nonsexual way. She also dives into the connections, of liking the same things, thinking some of the same thing as funny and swapping favorite books. By book’s end, she makes a strong case for finding someone who is your “BFF”.

Overall, a funny, awkward, and sometimes way too relatable book, that’s talks about those world class bonds that connect true friends. The story by Sakugawa is hilarious and intimate. The art by Sakugawa complements the story well. Altogether, a book that everyone who has a true friend, through thick and thin, will be able to relate to.

Story: Yumi Sakugawa Art: Yumi Sakugawa
Story: 9.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.9 Recommendation: Buy